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—leaderless, adj./lee"deuhr/, n.1. a person or thing that leads.2. a guiding or directing head, as of an army, movement, or political group.3. Music.a. a conductor or director, as of an orchestra, band, or chorus.b. the player at the head of the first violins in an orchestra, the principal cornetist in a band, or the principal soprano in a chorus, to whom any incidental solos are usually assigned.4. a featured article of trade, esp. one offered at a low price to attract customers. Cf. loss leader.5. Journalism.6. blank film or tape at the beginning of a length of film or magnetic tape, used for threading a motion-picture camera, tape recorder, etc. Cf. trailer (def. 6).7. Angling.a. a length of nylon, silkworm gut, wire, or the like, to which the lure or hook is attached.b. the net used to direct fish into a weir, pound, etc.8. a pipe for conveying rain water downward, as from a roof; downspout.9. a horse harnessed at the front of a team.10. leaders, Print. a row of dots or a short line to lead the eye across a space.11. Naut. lead1 (def. 46b).12. a duct for conveying warm air from a hot-air furnace to a register or stack.13. Mining. a thin vein of ore connected with a large vein.[1250-1300; ME leder(e). See LEAD1, -ER1]
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leader — [ lidɶr ] n. m. • 1829; mot angl. « conducteur » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Journal. Article de fond, figurant généralement en première page. Adj. Article leader. 2 ♦ (1839) Chef, porte parole (d un parti, d un mouvement politique). Les leaders politiques. Le … Encyclopédie Universelle
Leader-1 — is the name of two fictional robot characters from the Go Bots and Transformers toy lines. GoBotsIn the animated series Challenge of the GoBots, Leader 1 was the leader of the Guardians. He could fly, project energy blasts, and project a force… … Wikipedia
LEADER+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader+ — LEADER (frz. Liaison entre actions de développement de l économie rurale, dt. Verbindung zwischen Aktionen zur Entwicklung der ländlichen Wirtschaft) ist eine Gemeinschaftsinitiative der Europäischen Union, mit der seit 1991 modellhaft innovative … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader — wird für die Bezeichnung verschiedener Sachverhalte verwendet: Der Führende im Paartanz LEADER, Initiative der Europäischen Union Leader (niederländische Automarke), eine niederländische Automarke (1904–1905) Leader (britische Automarke), eine… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Leader — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término inglés leader (líder, caudillo, guía, jefe) puede referirse a: Leader (Saskatchewan), ciudad canadiense; Leader Price, cadena argentina de supermercados; Leaders of the New School, banda americana de hip… … Wikipedia Español
Leader — (Тбилиси,Грузия) Категория отеля: Адрес: Varketili Javakheti Street 1, 0163 Тбилиси, Грузия … Каталог отелей
Leader — Leader,der:⇨Spitzenreiter Leader→Führer … Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme
leader — O.E. lædere one who leads, agent noun from lædan (see LEAD (Cf. lead) (v.)). As a title for the head of an authoritarian state, from 1918 (translating führer, Duce, caudillo, etc.). Meaning writing or statement meant to begin a discussion or… … Etymology dictionary
leader — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing that leads. 2) a person or thing that is the most successful or advanced in a particular area. 3) the principal player in a music group. 4) Brit. a leading article in a newspaper. 5) (also Leader of the House) Brit. a… … English terms dictionary
leader — [lēd′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that leads; directing, commanding, or guiding head, as of a group or activity 2. a horse harnessed before all others in the same hitch or as one of the two horses in the foremost span 3. a pipe for carrying fluid; … English World dictionary